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Cars and other motor vehicles are frequently recalled due to defects discovered after the vehicles have been sold and driven by consumers, or, in some cases, due to defects known to manufacturers at the time the vehicles are released for sale. In June 2014, for example, Ford Motor Company issued a recall of 1.3 million […]
The recent airplane crash that resulted in the death of seven, including well-known businessman and philanthropist Lewis Katz, may have been caused by pilot error, according to preliminary reports by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB’s investigation, which includes inspection of the plane’s flight-data recorder, is reported to have revealed no evidence that […]
Additional details came to light this month regarding the May 2013 collapse of the Skagit River Bridge in Washington State. Though the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has yet to issue its final report, certain information regarding the likely causes of the bridge’s collapse has already been released. The collapse occurred shortly after a truck—which […]
In April 2014, Centex Homes was reported to have recalled its Open Energy SolarSave Roofing Tiles after reported incidents of roof fires that originated in or near the roofing tiles, or panels. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) cautioned consumers (for example, subcontractors who install the tiles) to stop using the panels unless otherwise instructed. […]
One man was killed and comedian-actor Tracy Morgan was critically injured in an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Police, who are investigating the accident, report that the driver of a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer hit the limo bus in which the comedian and the other man were riding after failing to […]
